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I came to the United States after I married my husband physician scientist Sinisa Dovat just before the war was breaking in Bosnia. Being Serb at that time was not easy but we tried to be best ambassador for the Serbia we could be and be realistic and honest about what was happening. We had so many America friends who helped us without anything expecting in return every step of the way that mentioning all of them would be impossible. My husband Sinisa’s story is a story of the hard work and…

are the alliance systems, nationalism, and militarism also imperialism played a little part as well. The war sparked in the Austria-Hungary empire, when the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary ruled over Serbia and Serbia wanted freedom, the way to do that is to assassinate the heir but, that was not such a good idea. Then on July 18, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia,…

happened what sparked the start of the war in June, 1914 , the Archduke Francis Ferdinand , visited Sarajevo. There seven assassins were sent by the Serbian nationalist group, the Black Hand, to kill the Archduke. The Black Hands idea was the have all the serb people to be in one nation and haveAustria-Hungary out of the picture. So on the morning of June 28, the Archduke's car was going on an unannounced route, the driver gets confused takes the wrong road, which so happens to be the same road…

growth of the Austro-Hungarian since 1867 had enraged a large number of people in the Balkans, particularly Bosnian Serbs who were outrage that Bosnia had been taken and could therefore never become part of the “Greater Serbia” that they wanted. The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria in 1908 also led to very poor relations with Russia who was traditionally the “protector of Serbs”. This helped fuel such nationalistic attitudes. A key feature that differentiates the problem of…

In the historical narrative about drone warfare by Andrew Cockburn, entitled Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, it seems that technology can do no good. Not only does the military grade machinery never seem to live up to its ideal, but it appears that system failure is an all too common occurrence. Though technological advances may give the impression of moving forward in life and creating a better tomorrow, it also creates a sort of communication barrier between human beings.…

It’s 1994, in the country of Rwanda; the Hutu’s and Tutsi’s, two ethnic groups are allies, but not for long. Mass killings abruptly begin, as the President of Rwanda is shot down from his plane. The Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s begin rallying against one another, eliminating each other aggressively (Pells). Hardship clouds over Rwandan citizens, causing every corner they turn to be unsafe. 800,000 people are slaughtered over three months, leaving each Rwandan citizen afraid of their own people and…

demonstrations, part of the Russian Revolution of 1917; additionally, after the October Revolution, he joined a Red Guard unit in Omsk, Siberia. In October 1920, he returned to his native Croatia, which had become part of the newly established Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Upon his return, he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY). However, a state ban was instituted against communist activities, causing him to go underground, where he rose in the ranks and revived the…

borders etched by diplomats ignorant of or indifferent to ancient claims and tribal hate. Kurds fight for their freedom from Iraq and Turkey; Tamils battle Sinhalese in Sri Lanka; Armenians fight Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh; Albanian Muslims and Serbs circle each other in Kosovo. Last week Yemen was the latest country to break apart, as…

Peace can be achieved by understanding, and does not have to be fixed with violence. Some of the most famous peacemakers like Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, obtained peace without using violence. Words can do a lot to achieve tranquility. Understanding the other side's view can be the only thing you have to do to resolve a problem, and achieve peace. Also, obtaining peace through violence isn't really peace. First, words can do a lot to obtain peace, more than war and violence can ever do.…

The Fault Goes to… Before 1914, the world had many wars, from the Hundred Years War to the Franco-Prussian War, but those wars were usually between two major powers. World War I became the first major conflict to involve multiple world powers, which devastated Europe. This was the war to end all wars and many called it the Great War. Many scholars lay blame on one power, one incident, or one individual for causing World War I, but to no real avail. The answer is there is no one person, country,…